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[[File:VaragyrOrtheln.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Varagyr [[Thegn]] [[Ortheln]] of the [[Blood-Worm]]{{Fn|1h}}]]
The '''Varagyr''', occasionally recorded as '''Varangii''' in Imperial documents and literally meaning "[[Wolf Guard]]," were the elite warriors chosen by [[Leman Russ (Primarch)|Leman Russ]] during the [[Great Crusade]] and [[Horus Heresy]]. Handpicked from his own [[Great Company]], they served as his personal [[Honour Guard]], or ''Huscarls'' in old [[Fenris Vulgaris|Fenrisian]], as well as close companions in both war and council.{{Fn|1g}}
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